JP2011034248A - Biological production management device and biological production system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a biological production management device and a biological production system which can improve quality, safety and production efficiency or the like. <P>SOLUTION: The biological production management device includes: a production plan generation means 11 for generating the plan of biological production; and a generation control means 12 for controlling biological production according to the generated plan. The biological control means 12 determines a difference between the producing situations of the biological and the plan, and when the difference is within a preliminarily specified allowable range, the biological control means 12 issues the instruction of production continuity, and when the difference exceeds the allowable range, the biological control means 12 generates producing situation information, and a production plan generation means 11 generates production plan correction information based on the producing situation information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a biological production management device, a biological production system, and the like.

  Recently, plants such as vegetables have been produced by plant factories from the viewpoint of production efficiency in the agricultural field and food safety. In particular, varieties that can be produced on an annual basis such as lettuce are suitable for production in plant factories. Moreover, in the production of vegetables by a plant factory, the growth environment such as light, temperature, water, and fertilizer can be completely controlled, so that it is possible to improve the quality and safety of vegetables compared to outdoor cultivation. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a fully controlled organically grown vegetable factory. In this vegetable factory, a plurality of cultivation beds are arranged on the cultivation stand so as to overlap each other. In the plant factory, an LED emitting a wavelength suitable for plant growth and a fluorescent lamp (FL) capable of growing so that the shape of the plant is excellent are arranged on the cultivation bed.

  The technology in plant factories can be broadly divided into cultivation technology and production technology. Examples of the cultivation technology include cultivation environment control technology, cultivation land preparation technology, cultivation container technology, and nutrient solution preparation technology. The development of cultivation techniques is carried out by biological, agricultural and biotechnological approaches. Production technology can be broadly divided into mechanization technology and labor saving technology. Examples of mechanization techniques include a cultivation container moving technique and a cultivation container alignment technique. Labor-saving techniques include grape seeding technology and harvesting technology. Development of production technology is carried out by approaches such as robotics. As a result of these technological developments, recent plant factories can produce high-quality and safe vegetables with high efficiency.

JP 2008-118957 A

  As mentioned above, recent plant factories have been able to produce high-quality and safe vegetables with high efficiency as a result of technological development, but further improvements in quality, safety and production efficiency are required. . Recently, a fully controlled fish farming plant has been put into practical use, and improvements in quality, safety, production efficiency, etc. are required for the entire plant for the production of organisms such as plants and fish. ing.

  An object of this invention is to provide the biological production management apparatus and biological production system which can improve quality, safety, production efficiency, etc.

In order to achieve the above object, the biological production management device of the present invention comprises:
Production plan generation means for generating a plan for biological production;
Production control means for controlling biological production according to the generated plan,
The production control means determines the difference between the production status of the organism and the plan,
If the difference is within a pre-defined tolerance, issue an instruction to continue production,
If the difference exceeds the allowable range, production status information is generated,
The production plan generation means generates production plan correction information based on the production status information.
It is characterized by that.

In addition, the biological production system of the present invention,
Including a biological production management device and a biological production device,
The biological production management device is the biological production management device of the present invention,
The biological production apparatus has a growing device, a production environment imparting means, and a production status detecting means,
Living organisms are nurtured with the breeder,
An environment for biological production is imparted to the grower by the production environment imparting means,
By the production status detection means, the production status of the organism in the breeder is detected, production status information is generated from the detected biological production status,
The production control means of the biological production management device is linked to the biological production device,
The production control means determines a difference between the production status information and the plan;
It is characterized by that.

  As described above, in the conventional plant factories and the like, elemental technologies of cultivation technology and production technology related to hardware have been developed, but there is no system that integrates them and controls them together with the production plan. According to the present invention, in a biological production factory, each elemental technology related to hardware can be integrated and controlled together with a production plan. In the present invention, the production status of living organisms is grasped and referred to as a production plan. When the production plan is different from the production plan, production adjustment is performed or the production plan is reviewed, so that an efficient production status is always maintained. As a result, production efficiency is improved.

It is a block diagram which shows the outline | summary of an example of the biological production system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the whole outline | summary of the biological production system of this invention. It is another figure which shows the whole outline | summary of the biological production system of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows an example of a process of the biological production management apparatus of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining an example of the production plan preparation of the biological production management apparatus of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining an example of the production plan information production | generation of the biological production management apparatus of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining an example of the production plan of the biological production management apparatus of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining an example of production of the biological production management apparatus of this invention, and production control. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the detection of the production condition in the biological production system of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the detection of the production condition in the biological production system of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the further another example of the detection of the production condition in the biological production system of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the further another example of the detection of the production condition in the biological production system of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the further another example of the detection of the production condition in the biological production system of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an example of a plant factory. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an example of a cultivation stand. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an example of a cultivation bed. It is a side view of the cultivation stand.

  In the biological production management apparatus of the present invention, the production plan generation means includes production plan preparation means and production plan information generation means, and the production plan preparation means inputs information for production plan generation, It is preferable that the production plan information generation unit generates a production plan information by simulating a production plan based on the information input by the production plan preparation unit.

In the biological production management apparatus of the present invention, the production control means is linked to a biological production apparatus outside the biological production management apparatus, and the biological production apparatus includes a breeder, a production environment providing means, and a production status detection. Means,
Living organisms are grown in the breeder, the environment for biological production is imparted to the breeder by the production environment imparting means, and the production status of the organism in the breeder is detected by the production status detector. It is preferable that production status information is generated from the detected biological production status, and the production control means determines a difference between the production status information and the plan.

  In the biological production management device of the present invention, the production control means, when the difference is within a predetermined allowable range, issues an instruction for production adjustment to the biological production device, and then instructs to continue production. Is preferable.

  In the biological production management apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the production status detection means includes at least one of a sensor, a camera, and a tag.

  In the biological production management apparatus of the present invention, the production status detection means includes a camera, the biological production status information including information on breeding organisms by taking an image of the organism with the camera and analyzing the obtained image. Is preferably generated.

  In the biological production management device of the present invention, the production status detection means includes a tag, the tag is attached to the breeder, and the tag generates the biological production status information including the status information of the breeder. It is preferable.

  In the biological production management apparatus of the present invention, the biological production apparatus has a biological growth room, the production status detection means is arranged in the biological growth room, and the production status detection means is an atmosphere of the biological growth room. It is preferable that conditions can be detected, and the production status detection means generates the biological production status including the atmospheric status of the biological breeding room. In this case, it is preferable that the production status detection means includes at least one of a sensor and a tag.

  In the biological production management device of the present invention, the production control means includes virtual production site generation means capable of reproducing the production site of the biological production device in a virtual space, and the virtual production site is generated by the production status detection means. It is preferable that it can be updated in real time, and the production environment providing means can be controlled by controlling the virtual production site.

  In the biological production management device of the present invention, the production target organism is preferably a plant. In this case, it becomes a plant production management device.

  In the biological production system of the present invention, when the difference is within a predetermined allowable range, the production control means issues a production adjustment instruction to the biological production apparatus, and then issues a production continuation instruction. It is preferable to put out.

  In the biological production system of the present invention, it is preferable that the production status detection means includes at least one of a sensor, a camera, and a tag.

  In the biological production system of the present invention, the production status detection means includes a camera, takes an image of the organism with the camera, and analyzes the obtained image to analyze the biological production status information including the breeding information of the organism. It is preferable to produce.

  In the biological production system of the present invention, the production status detection means includes a tag, the tag is attached to the breeder, and the tag generates the biological production status information including the status information of the breeder. Is preferred.

  In the biological production system of the present invention, the biological production apparatus has a biological growth room, the production status detection means is arranged in the biological growth room, and the production status detection means is an atmospheric condition of the biological growth room. It is preferable that the production status detection means generates the biological production status including the atmospheric status of the biological breeding room. In this case, it is preferable that the production status detection means includes at least one of a sensor and a tag.

  In the biological production system of the present invention, the production control means includes virtual production site generation means capable of reproducing the production site of the biological production apparatus in a virtual space, and the virtual production site is real-time by the production status detection means. It is preferable that the production environment providing means can be controlled by controlling the virtual production site.

  In the biological production system of the present invention, the production target is preferably a plant.

  The plant factory of the present invention includes the biological production system of the present invention.

  The biological production management method of the present invention includes a production plan generation step for generating a biological production plan, and a production control step for controlling biological production in accordance with the generated plan. If the difference is within a predetermined allowable range, an instruction to continue production is issued, and if the difference exceeds the allowable range, production status information is generated, In the production plan generation step, production plan correction information is generated based on the production status information.

In the biological production management method of the present invention, the production plan generation step includes:
A production plan preparation step and a production plan information generation step. In the production plan preparation step, information for generating a production plan is input. In the production plan information generation step, the information is input by the production plan preparation means. Preferably, the production plan information is generated by simulating the production plan based on the obtained information. In addition, the preferable aspect in the biological production management method of this invention is the same as the biological production management apparatus and biological production system of the above-mentioned this invention.

  The program of the present invention is a program capable of executing the biological production management method of the present invention on a computer.

  The recording medium of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium storing the program of the present invention. Examples of the recording medium include a hard disk (HD), a CD, and a DVD.

  In the present invention, the production target is preferably a plant, but the present invention is not limited to this, and examples thereof include animals including livestock such as cows, horses, pigs, and chickens, and seafood. Examples of the plant include vegetables such as lettuce and tomato, fruits such as apples and tangerines, flowers such as roses and chrysanthemums, planting trees, and bonsai.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with specific examples. However, the present invention is not limited or limited to the following examples.

  The block diagram of FIG. 1 shows an outline of an example of the biological production system of the present invention. As illustrated, the biological production system 1 includes a production management device 10 and a production device 2. The production management device 10 corresponds to the “biological production management device”, and the production device 2 corresponds to the “biological production device”. The production management apparatus 10 includes production plan generation means 11, production control means 12, a storage device 13, and a monitor 14. The production plan generation unit 11 is linked to the production control unit 12. The storage device 13 is linked to the production plan generation means 11 and the production control means 12 and can store information. The monitor 14 is linked to the production plan generating means 11 and the production control means 12 and can monitor them. The production control means 12 is linked to the production apparatus 2. The production apparatus 2 includes a growing device 21, a production environment providing unit 22, and a production status detection unit 23. The grower 21 has a cultivation bed 212 and a culture medium 213, and the plant 30 is grown on the culture medium 213. The production environment providing unit 22 includes a light irradiation unit 221, a temperature adjustment unit 222, and a water / nutrient supply unit 223. The production status detection unit 23 includes a camera 231, a tag 232, and a sensor 233. The tag 232 and the sensor 233 are interlocked with the cultivation bed 212.

  The production apparatus 2 may be appropriately designed with reference to, for example, a general plant factory. An example is shown in FIGS. 14 to 17 are merely examples for convenience of description, the detailed configuration is not completely the same as that in FIG. 1, and some parts may be appropriately changed or omitted. Also, the same parts as in FIG. 1 are not necessarily indicated by the same reference numerals.

  FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a fully controlled organic cultivation plant factory which is an example of the production apparatus 2 of FIG. As shown in the figure, this fully controlled organic cultivating plant factory 101 is provided on one floor in a building, and includes a cultivating room 102, a machine room 103, and a fully controlled organic cultivating plant factory 101. A shipping / working room 104 provided with a doorway 101a, a management room 105, and a warehouse 106.

  In the cultivation room 102, steel or aluminum cultivation stands 110 are arranged in six rows. The distance from the floor of the cultivation room 102 to the ceiling is about 2.5 m. The cultivation stand 110 has a height of 1.5 m, a width of 0.7 m, and a length of 20 to 30 m. The temperature and humidity in the cultivation room 102 are adjusted to be optimal for plant growth by the air conditioner 102a. In the machine room 103, a control panel, an irrigation device, a germination and seedling device, a cool box, and the like are installed.

  The outline of the cultivation stand 110 is shown in the perspective view of FIG. As shown in the drawing, the cultivation platform 110 has the cultivation beds 112 arranged in four stages so as to overlap each other in plan view. The cultivation bed 112 is made of polystyrene foam. Since the cultivation bed 112 is made of polystyrene foam, the heat insulating effect is high. An outline of the cultivation bed 112 is shown in an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 16A and a cross-sectional view of FIG. As shown in the drawing, a recess 112a having a depth of about 20 to 30 cm extending in the longitudinal direction is formed on the upper surface of the cultivation bed 112. A plurality of upper open box-shaped cultivation containers 117 having a width of 60 cm and a length of 120 cm are arranged in the recess 112 a along the longitudinal direction of the cultivation bed 112 while having substantially the same height as the recess 112 a. Yes. Adjacent cultivation beds 112 are separated by several centimeters. An organic medium 118 is held in the cultivation container 117.

  The organic medium 118 is a medium mainly composed of peat moss, in which an organic fertilizer and a mineral (specifically, montmorillonite) are mixed. The organic medium 118 has a thickness of 10 to 20 cm in the cultivation container 117. A seed or seedling of a crop to be cultivated is directly planted in the organic medium 118 and cultivated. Further, by deepening the organic medium 118, root vegetables such as radish and carrot can be cultivated.

  A water supply groove 112b extending in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation bed 112 is provided on the bottom surface of the recess 112a. A part of the water supply sheet 119 made of non-woven fabric is immersed in the water supply groove 112b. The water supply sheet 119 extends to the inside of the organic medium 118 through a slit (not shown) provided at the bottom of the cultivation container 117, and is almost parallel to the bottom surface in the vicinity of the bottom surface of the organic medium 118. It has spread. This makes it possible to supply water according to the dryness of the organic medium 118, and is particularly effective in the cultivation of crops where water management affects growth.

  In FIG. 17, the typical side view which looked at the cultivation stand 110 from the arrow A direction shown in FIG. 15 is shown. FIG. 17 is a view for explaining a mechanism for supplying water to the water supply groove 112b (see FIG. 16B) provided in each cultivation bed 112. As shown in FIG. 17, a water tank 121 is disposed below the cultivation rack 110. Water is appropriately supplied to the water tank 121 from an irrigation device in the machine room 103 (see FIG. 14). The water discharged from the water tank 121 is sent to the water supply pipe 123 by the pump 122. The water in the water supply pipe 123 is supplied to the right end of the recess 112a of each cultivation bed 112. The water supplied to the right end of the recess 112a flows leftward in the recess 112a. Then, the water discharged from the left end of the recess 112 a is discharged from the drain pipe 124 and returned to the water tank 121.

  As described above, since a part of the water supply sheet 119 is immersed in the water supply groove 112b, the water in the water supply groove 112b is sucked up by the water supply sheet 119 by capillary action. Therefore, moderate water is always given from the water supply sheet 119 to the organic medium 118.

  In FIG. 17, the circulation path including the water tank 121, the pump 122, the water supply pipe 123, and the drain pipe 124 is common to all the cultivation racks 110, but when the cultivation rack 110 is long, the circulation path as described above is You may provide for every one to several cultivation containers 117. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the spread of an emergency disease.

  A soil moisture sensor 125 (see FIG. 16B) is inserted into the organic medium 118. The soil moisture sensor 125 measures the degree of dryness of the organic medium 118. Based on the output signal from the soil moisture sensor 125, the organic medium 118 includes a desired amount of moisture by controlling on / off of the pump 122 or opening / closing of a solenoid valve (not shown) provided in the water supply pipe 123. Can manage.

  Again, a description will be given with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, above each cultivation bed 112, a large number of LEDs 114 and three FLs 116 are arranged as a light source of light irradiated on the plant cultivated on the organic medium 118. FL116 is a 32W or 40W three-wavelength emission type having a peak wavelength suitable for plant cultivation (450 nm, 550 nm, 620 nm). The FL 116 is about 120 cm long. The LED 114 is a red LED having a peak wavelength of 650 to 660 nm, which is a wavelength that is highly effective (most effective) for plant growth. The LEDs 114 are arranged in a straight line at regular intervals at intervals of 10 cm to 20 cm within the same length of about 120 cm as the FL 116, thereby forming an LED string. This LED row is arranged alternately with FL116.

The distance between these light sources and the plant body is about 10 to 20 cm. By setting such a distance, the plant body is irradiated with light as uniformly as possible, and the influence of heat generation from the light source can be reduced. The light intensity at this time is about 150 to 200 μmo1 / m ² / s, and the light amount ratio between the LED 114 and the FL 116 is set to 1: 3 to 1: 4.

  As described above, in the fully controlled organic cultivating plant factory 101 shown in FIGS. 14 to 17, a plurality of cultivation beds 112 are arranged in multiple stages so as to overlap each other in a plan view. Each cultivation bed 112 holds an organic medium 118 on which plants are grown. And above each cultivation bed 112, as a light source of the light irradiated to the plant cultivated by the organic culture medium 118, LED116 which radiates | emits FL116 and red light with the high effect (the most effective) for plant growth. And are arranged.

  In this example, an LED 114 that emits light having a wavelength that is most effective for plant growth and an FL 116 that can grow the plant body in an excellent shape are used in combination. This makes it possible to grow a plant efficiently and in an excellent shape with almost no pupa phenomenon or leaf burn. Further, by cultivating the plant on the organic medium 118, it is possible to cultivate a wide variety of agricultural products including root vegetables, and it is possible to cultivate with non-chemical fertilizer that is difficult with conventional hydroponics. Thereby, the nitrate nitrogen content concentration in the harvested plant body can be lowered to the same level as in outdoor cultivation. As a result, safer and more reliable agricultural products can be stably supplied to consumers throughout the year.

Further, since the LED 114 emits red light having a wavelength of 650 nm to 660 nm, and the light quantity ratio between the LED 114 and the FL 116 is 1: 3 to 1: 4, light with an intensity of 100 to 200 μmol / m ² / s is used. Plants can be grown even more efficiently.

  Moreover, since the organic culture medium 118 contains the montmorillonite which does not become excessively humid after irrigation as the mineral, the water retention rate is not extremely high, so that the plant can be grown more efficiently. Note that the organic medium 118 may contain a mineral other than montmorillonite.

  Furthermore, since the water supply groove | channel 112b is formed in the bottom face of each cultivation bed 112, and the organic culture medium 118 is arrange | positioned only out of the water supply groove | channel 112b, the water supply management to the organic culture medium 118 through the water supply groove | channel 112b is performed. It becomes easy. In addition, at this time, since a part of the water supply sheet 119 having water absorption is in the water supply groove 112b and the other part is in the organic medium 118, the water in the water supply groove 112b is supplied to the water supply sheet by capillary action. The organic medium 118 can be easily and reliably supplied via 119.

  As described above, the fully controlled organic cultivating plant factory 101 as an example of the production apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 1 has been described with reference to FIGS. However, this fully controlled organic plant factory 101 is only one suitable example, and the production apparatus 2 is not limited to this and can be changed as appropriate. For example, the medium may be a medium other than the organic medium or may not contain a mineral. Further, as the mineral, a material other than montmorillonite may be used. The mechanism (water / nutrient supply means) for supplying water to the culture medium may be other than the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. Further, the light source (light irradiation means) may be a light source other than those described with reference to FIGS. Moreover, the biological production apparatus used by this invention is not limited to a plant factory, For example, the production apparatus which produces a fish etc. may be sufficient.

  Next, functions and processing of the biological production system of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an overall outline of the biological production system of the present invention. As shown in the figure, this biological production system performs biological production management. The production management includes, for example, a production plan and production control as shown in the figure. The production plan includes a breeding type plan, a breeding schedule plan, and a resource plan. The production control includes, for example, growth management, harvest management, and growth device management as shown in the figure. However, the contents of the production plan and the production control are not limited to the illustrated contents, and can be set as appropriate. The production plan and the production control can perform the production management in cooperation with each other.

  FIG. 3 is another diagram illustrating the overall outline of the biological production system of the present invention. As shown in the figure, this biological production system first generates a production plan (production plan) by preparing a production plan and further generating production plan information. Although the production plan preparation is not particularly limited, for example, creation of 3D data (for example, CAD data) for a 3D model for visualizing a factory (biological production apparatus), creation of simulation information, and the like are performed. The visualization of the information in the factory will be described later. Although production plan information generation is not particularly limited, for example, discrete system simulation execution, simulation result arrangement, and the like are performed. Although the production plan is not particularly limited, for example, production (nurturing) schedule planning, shipping plan creation, stock plan creation of materials necessary for production (for example, hydroponics), personnel plan creation, and the like are performed. These can be performed in accordance with, for example, a production planning (production management) methodology of a general biological production system. Furthermore, this biological production system performs biological production control according to the generated production plan. Production control is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include three-dimensional visualization management, movement monitoring by a passive type (barcode), production status (cultivating environment) monitoring by an active type, and crop monitoring by image processing. The passive type monitoring will be described later with an example using FIG. The active monitoring will be described later with an example using FIG. The monitoring by image processing will be described later using an example using FIGS. The production control means generates production status information for correcting the production plan when the difference between the production status of the organism and the plan exceeds a predetermined allowable range. When the production plan generation means for performing the production plan receives the production status information as an instruction to modify the production plan, it generates new production plan information and generates a new production plan modified based on this. The result of the production plan correction is notified to the production control means. The production control means performs production control in conjunction with a breeding apparatus (biological production apparatus). Examples of the linkage with the growing device (biological production device) include system linkage and functional linkage with information obtained by a sensor in the growing device (biological production device).

  As described above, the biological production system of the present invention includes the biological production management device of the present invention and the biological production device. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the biological production management apparatus of the present invention. In addition, it can be said that the figure is a figure which illustrates the biological production management method of this invention. As shown in the figure, first, the production plan preparation means inputs information (production plan generation information) for generating a production plan (step S1). Next, the production plan information generation unit generates a production plan information by simulating the production plan based on the information input by the production plan preparation unit (step S2). Although the simulation method is not particularly limited, for example, a discrete system simulation can be used. Subsequently, according to the generated plan, the biological production apparatus starts production of the biological material, and the production control means starts biological production control (step S3). The production control means determines the difference between the production status of the organism and the production plan (step S4). If there is no difference between the production status and the production plan, the production of the organism is continued as it is (step S5), and the process ends here. If there is a difference between the production status and the production plan in the step S4, the production control means further determines whether or not the difference is within a predetermined allowable range (step S4-1). . When the difference is within the allowable range, the production control unit issues a production adjustment instruction to the biological production apparatus (step S4-2) and then issues a production continuation instruction (step S5). . If the difference exceeds the allowable range in step S4-1, the production control unit generates production status information (step S4-3), and returns to the previous stage of step S2. And the said production plan production | generation means produces | generates production plan correction information based on the said production status information (step S2). When the production plan is modified based on the production plan modification information, the production of living organisms and production control are resumed based on the modified production plan (step S3). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S4 again, and the same processing as described above is repeated.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of step S1 (production plan preparation) in FIG. As shown in the figure, in step S1 (production plan preparation), information input for generating a production plan includes, for example, input information (1), input information (2), and input information (3). Examples of the input information (1) include facility information of a factory (biological production apparatus), information on flow lines, information in the factory (biological production apparatus) visualized by a 3D model, and the like. Examples of the input information (2) include information on a biological growth plan (shipping date, etc.), information on a biological growth process plan (nurturing, raising, harvesting, etc.), and the like. As the input information (3), for example, information on a biological breeding scenario is given. The scenario includes, for example, a plan for cultivating a variety of organisms (for example, varieties such as vegetables, flowers, fish, etc.) having a high demand at an appropriate time according to the season.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of step S2 (production plan information generation) in FIG. As illustrated, in this example, first, the input information (1), the input information (2), and the input information (3) described in FIG. 5 are input. This input includes a case where the input is the first time and a case where the plan is corrected based on the production status from the production control. Next, based on this input, a discrete system simulation is executed. Then, based on the simulation results, the schedule for the growth (biological production) process, inventory management, personnel management, etc., control information for the growth apparatus (biological production apparatus), data for visualization of the factory (biological production apparatus) information, etc. Create each one. Examples of the data for visualizing the factory information include a layout diagram, a 3D model display diagram, a table, and a graph. Furthermore, production plan information is generated (or modified) based on each data, information, etc. created based on the simulation result.

  Here, visualization of the factory information (information in the factory) will be described. That is, the production control means generates a virtual production site that reproduces the production site of the factory (biological production apparatus) in a virtual space such as a 3D model. The virtual production site can be updated in real time by the production status detection unit, and the production environment providing unit can be controlled by controlling the virtual production site. The virtual production site may be controlled, for example, by operating a terminal while looking at a monitor. In this way, for example, the production site can be controlled without direct entry of the person at the production site, and effects such as manpower reduction and labor saving can be obtained.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of step S3 (production plan) in FIG. That is, in this step S3, production control is performed based on the production plan information generated in step S2 (for example, production monitoring information, input information of a breeding (biological production) device, resource plan information) and the like.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of steps S3, S4 and S5 (production and production control) in FIG. As shown in the figure, in this example, production control is first performed based on the production plan, information from the breeder, information from the production status detection means, information from the worker, and the like. Examples of the production status include statuses such as the status of breeding organisms, the number of shipments, and the number of monitoring personnel. Examples of the growth status of the organism include, in the case of plants, the height of seedlings, the presence or absence of leaf wilt, the actual coloration, and the size. Production control can be performed via a monitor, for example. If there is no difference between the production plan and the production status, the production control means instructs the production apparatus (factory) to continue production. If there is a difference between the production plan and the production status, the production apparatus or production control means generates an alarm. If the difference is within an allowable range, the production control means issues a correction (adjustment) instruction to the production apparatus and continues production. The correction may be performed manually or may be programmed to automatically perform the correction when the difference occurs. For example, the fine adjustment level may be corrected by automatic correction based on feedback, and a large correction may be used by a manager manually. Examples of the correction (adjustment) means include a means for adjusting the illuminance of light, a means for raising and lowering the temperature, a means for adjusting moisture and nutrients, and the like. When the difference between the production plan and the production status exceeds the allowable range, the production plan is corrected based on the generated production status information. As the production status information, for example, position information of the breeder, cultivation start date, plant variety information, lot No. And cultivation (production) atmosphere conditions. Examples of the atmospheric conditions include temperature, illuminance, and CO ₂ concentration.

  Next, an example of production status detection in the biological production system of the present invention will be described. As described above, the production status detection unit preferably includes at least one of a sensor, a camera, and a tag.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of production status detection using tags and sensors. As illustrated, in this example, the cultivation bed 212 is arranged on the cultivation rack 215, and the plant 30 is cultivated on the cultivation bed 212. A tag 215T is attached to the cultivation platform 215, and a tag 212T is attached to the cultivation bed 212, respectively. Production status information written on the tags 215T and 212T can be read by the RFID antenna 216. For example, a so-called passive method may be employed in which barcodes are attached to the tags 215T and 212T and the barcode is read by the RFID antenna 216 passing in front of the tags 215T and 212T. The RFID antenna 216 is an example of the sensor, but the sensor is not limited to the RFID antenna and may be any sensor. Examples of the production status information written on the tags 215T and 212T include the position information of the breeder, the cultivation start date, the plant variety information, the lot No. as described above. Etc. The production status information read by the RFID antenna 216 is transmitted to, for example, the storage device 13 (see FIG. 1, for example, a server). The transmission method may be wireless or wired. Then, based on the production status information, the production control means determines whether there is a difference between the production plan and the production status, and whether the difference is within an allowable range. Then, for example, by appropriately moving and aligning the cultivation racks 215, the atmosphere conditions and the like around each cultivation rack 215 are adjusted, and the production plan is corrected.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of production status detection using tags and sensors. The figure is an example in which a sensor or a tag is arranged in the growing room. As shown in the figure, a cultivation rack 110 is appropriately arranged in the cultivation room 120. A sensor or a tag (active tag) 217 is appropriately arranged in a place other than the place where the cultivation stand 110 is arranged in the growing room 120. Examples of the sensor or tag 217 include an active IC tag (or sensor). The arrangement position of the sensor or tag (active tag) 217 is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to arrange the sensor or tag (active tag) 217 in a place other than the passage in consideration of when a person enters. The sensor or tag (active tag) 217 detects, for example, atmospheric conditions, plant biological information, and the like, and collects it as production status information. Examples of the atmospheric conditions include temperature, illuminance, and CO ₂ concentration. Examples of the biological information of the plant include photosynthesis rate, transpiration rate, leaf temperature, leaf diameter, wilting and the like. This production status information is transmitted to the storage device 13 (see FIG. 1, for example, a server or the like), for example, wirelessly or by wire. The subsequent processing is the same as in FIG. 9, but in this example, for example, the photosynthesis rate, transpiration rate, leaf temperature, leaf diameter, wilting, etc. of the plant are controlled by adjusting the atmospheric conditions. Can do.

  The passive RFID, for example, does not have a power supply for the tag itself, and responds by converting radio waves emitted from the reader / writer into power. On the other hand, in an active RFID (active IC tag), for example, the tag itself has a built-in power supply and emits radio waves at a constant interval, and this radio wave is detected by a reader (receiver). An active RFID (active IC tag) can have a function as a sensor for detecting temperature, humidity, acceleration, illuminance, and the like, for example.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of production status detection using a camera. As shown in the figure, the camera 231 is disposed on, for example, the ceiling or wall of the growth room. The camera 231 is a digital camera, for example. In this example, the plant 30a without leaf wilt and the plant 30b with leaf wilt are identified by the camera 231 and the information is collected as production status information. Subsequent processing is the same as in FIGS. The presence or absence of leaf wilt can be determined, for example, by the color of the plant. In addition, for example, when there is some leaf withering, but within an allowable range, it may be treated as a plant without leaf withering.

  FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of production status detection using a camera. As illustrated, in this example, the upper edge of the plant 30 is extracted by observation with the camera 231, the height of the plant 30 is measured, and the height information of the plant 30 is collected as production status information. Subsequent processing is the same as in the case of FIGS. The camera 231 may be disposed on the ceiling, wall, etc. of the growth room, for example, as in FIG.

  FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing yet another example of production status detection using a camera. As illustrated, in this example, the actual color, size, and the like of the plant 30 are observed with the camera 231 and the information is collected as production status information. Subsequent processing is the same as in the case of FIGS. The camera 231 may be disposed on the ceiling, wall, etc. of the growth room, for example, as in FIGS. The plant 30 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include tomato. For example, by observing the color (whether red) of tomatoes, it is possible to determine the ripeness and determine the harvest time. In addition, by observing the size of the tomato fruit, it is possible to select at the time of harvest.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, as described above, the present invention is not limited to this example, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, in the above-described specific examples, description has been made focusing on plant cultivation, but the organisms produced in the present invention are not particularly limited as described above, and may be animals, seafood, and the like.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the biological production management apparatus and biological production system which can improve quality, safety, production efficiency, etc. can be provided. The present invention can be widely applied to plant factories, fish culture factories, livestock production factories, and the like.

1 Biological production system 2 Production equipment (biological production equipment)
10 Production management device (biological production management device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Production plan production | generation means 12 Production control means 13 Memory | storage device 14 Monitor 21 Growing device 22 Production environment provision means 23 Production status detection means 30 Plant 30a Plant without leaf withering 30b Plant with leaf withering 101 Completely controlled organic plant plant 102 Cultivation Room 102a Air Conditioner 103 Machine Room 104 Shipping / Work Room 105 Management Room 106 Warehouse 110 Cultivation Stand 112 Cultivation Bed 112a Recess 112b Water Supply Groove 114 LED
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117 Cultivation container 118 Organic medium 119 Water supply sheet 120 Growing room 121 Water tank 122 Pump 123 Water supply pipe 124 Drain pipe 125 Soil moisture sensor 212 Cultivation bed 213 Medium 215 Cultivation stand 212T, 215T Tag 216 RFID antenna 217 Sensor or tag (active tag)
221 Light irradiation means 222 Temperature adjustment means 223 Water / nutrient supply means 231 Camera 232 Tag 233 Sensor

Claims (25)

Production plan generation means for generating a plan for biological production;
Production control means for controlling biological production according to the generated plan,
The production control means determines the difference between the production status of the organism and the plan,
If the difference is within a pre-defined tolerance, issue an instruction to continue production,
If the difference exceeds the allowable range, production status information is generated,
The production plan generation means generates production plan correction information based on the production status information.
Biological production management device characterized by that. The production plan generation means includes
Production plan preparation means,
Production plan information generating means,
The production plan preparation means inputs information for production plan generation,
The production plan information generation means generates a production plan information by simulating a production plan based on the information input by the production plan preparation means.
The biological production management device according to claim 1. The production control means is linked to a biological production apparatus outside the biological production management apparatus,
The biological production apparatus has a growing device, a production environment imparting means, and a production status detecting means,
Living organisms are nurtured with the breeder,
An environment for biological production is imparted to the grower by the production environment imparting means,
The production status detection means detects the production status of the organism in the breeder, and production status information is generated from the detected biological production status,
The production control means determines a difference between the production status information and the plan;
The biological production management device according to claim 1 or 2, The production control means is
4. The biological production management according to claim 3, wherein when the difference is within a predetermined allowable range, an instruction to continue production is issued after an instruction for production adjustment is issued to the biological production apparatus. apparatus. 5. The biological production management device according to claim 3, wherein the production status detection means includes at least one of a sensor, a camera, and a tag. The production status detection unit includes a camera, takes an image of a living organism with the camera, and generates the biological production status information including biological growth information by analyzing the obtained image. Item 5. The biological production management device according to item 3 or 4. The production status detection means includes a tag, the tag is attached to the breeder, and the biological production status information including the status information of the breeder is generated by the tag. 4. The biological production management device according to 4. The biological production apparatus has a biological breeding room,
The production status detection means is arranged in the biological breeding room,
The production status detection means is capable of detecting the atmospheric conditions of the organism growing room,
The biological production management device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the production status detection means generates the biological production status including the atmospheric status of the biological breeding room. The biological production management apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the production status detection means includes at least one of a sensor and a tag. The production control means includes virtual production site generation means capable of reproducing the production site of the biological production apparatus in a virtual space,
The virtual production site can be updated in real time by the production status detection means,
By controlling the virtual production site, the production environment providing means can be controlled,
The biological production management device according to any one of claims 3 to 9, wherein The organism production management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the organism to be produced is a plant. Including a biological production management device and a biological production device,
The biological production management device is the biological production management device according to claim 1 or 2,
The biological production apparatus has a growing device, a production environment imparting means, and a production status detecting means,
Living organisms are nurtured with the breeder,
An environment for biological production is imparted to the grower by the production environment imparting means,
The production status detection means detects the production status of the organism in the breeder, and production status information is generated from the detected biological production status,
The production control means of the biological production management device is linked to the biological production device,
The production control means determines a difference between the production status information and the plan;
Biological production system characterized by that. The production control means is
13. The biological production system according to claim 12, wherein when the difference is within a predetermined allowable range, an instruction to continue production is issued after an instruction for production adjustment is issued to the biological production apparatus. . The biological production system according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the production status detection means includes at least one of a sensor, a camera, and a tag. The production status detection unit includes a camera, takes an image of a living organism with the camera, and generates the biological production status information including biological growth information by analyzing the obtained image. Item 14. The biological production system according to Item 12 or 13. The production status detection means includes a tag, the tag is attached to the breeder, and the biological production status information including the status information of the breeder is generated by the tag. 13. The biological production system according to 13. The biological production apparatus has a biological breeding room,
The production status detection means is arranged in the biological breeding room,
The production status detection means is capable of detecting the atmospheric conditions of the organism growing room,
The biological production system according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the production status detection means generates the biological production status including an atmospheric status of the biological breeding room. The biological production system according to claim 17, wherein the production status detection means includes at least one of a sensor and a tag. The production control means includes virtual production site generation means capable of reproducing the production site of the biological production apparatus in a virtual space,
The virtual production site can be updated in real time by the production status detection means,
By controlling the virtual production site, the production environment providing means can be controlled,
The biological production system according to any one of claims 12 to 18, wherein the system is a biological production system. The biological production system according to any one of claims 12 to 19, wherein the production target is a plant. A plant factory comprising the biological production system according to claim 20. A production plan generation process for generating a plan for biological production;
A production control process for controlling biological production according to the generated plan,
In the production control process, determine the difference between the production status of the organism and the plan,
If the difference is within a pre-defined tolerance, issue an instruction to continue production,
If the difference exceeds the allowable range, production status information is generated,
In the production plan generation step, production plan correction information is generated based on the production status information.
A biological production management method characterized by the above. The production plan generation step includes
Production planning preparation process;
Production plan information generation process,
In the production plan preparation process, information for production plan generation is input,
In the production plan information generation step, production plan information is generated by simulating a production plan based on information input by the production plan preparation means.
The biological production management method according to claim 22, wherein: 24. A program capable of executing the biological production management method according to claim 22 or 23 on a computer. A computer-readable recording medium storing the program according to claim 24.

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